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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170510
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SUMMARY:Launch FAO Special Programme on Youth Employment
DESCRIPTION:The FAO Regional Office for Africa is organizing a regional workshop on Youth Employment titled “Enabling decent agriculture and agri-business jobs” in Accra\, Ghana. The main purpose of the workshop is to launch the new regional FAO Special Programme on Youth Employment. \nOther purpose is to exchange with experts and partners on the latest trends and approaches for promoting more and better jobs for the youth in the agricultural sector and value chains. \n\nThe workshop will also afford an important opportunity to reflect on FAO’s work on rural youth employment and its progress to date\, while discussing complementarities with other ongoing programmes and further avenues for collaboration with partners. \nIt is expected that discussions will provide valuable inputs to prioritize the activities for the 3-month set-up phase of the FAO Special Programme which will support several countries in the region in harnessing its huge demographic dividend\, while contributing to the rejuvenation of the aging farming population. \nThe subject is aligned to the AU 2017 theme of Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through investments in the youth. \n� \n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/launch-youth-employment-programme/
LOCATION:Kempinski Hotel\, Gamel Abdul Nasser Ave\, Accra\, Ghana
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SUMMARY:Conference debate "Rural employment and agricultural models"
DESCRIPTION:At the invitation of Eric Andrieu\, European Deputy for the South‐West constituency of France and Vice‐chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament\, Agropolis International has been asked to organize a conference debate “Rural employment and agricultural models: Issues and experiences shared from Europe\, the Mediterranean Basin and Africa” (followed by a cocktail) at the European Parliament in Brussels. \nThe aim of this event is to share views with members of the European Parliament\, staff of the European Commission\, experts and other officials based in Brussels\, on how various agricultural models impact differently the creation and economic and social sustainability of rural jobs\, both directly and indirectly linked to farming activities. This discussion will build on learnings from experts in the domain\, and will help to draw recommendations. \nThis event is being organized by Agropolis\, at the request of Eric Andrieu\, as this platform gathers in Montpellier more than 2\,700 researchers and teachers focussing their activities on agricultural issues relevant to the South\, especially in the Mediterranean and in sub‐Saharan Africa. \nProgramme\n18.30: INTRODUCTION BY \n\nEric Andrieu\, European Deputy for the South‐West constituency of France\, Vice‐Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament\nGianni Pitella\, President of S&D group in the European Parliament (tbc)\nCzelaw Adam Siekierski\, President of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (tbc)\n\n18.45 ‐ 19.15: PART 1\nAgricultural references framework and exchanges about their coexisting modalities \n\nPetra Berkhout\, Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands)\nFati N’zi‐Hassane\, Chief of Staff of Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki\, NEPAD Executive Secretary and Head of the Human Capital Development Programme of NEPAD (South Africa)\n\n19.15 ‐ 20.00: PART 2 ‐ POSTERS SESSION\nIntroduction and presentation of the posters\nFree exchange between the posters’ authors and the participants \n20.00 ‐ 20.25: PART 3\nIssues of research and partnership: what are the priorities for integrating research on agricultural and environmental questions between European\, Mediterranean and African collaborating teams? \n\nMohammed Sadiki\, General Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture\, Sea Fishing\, Rural Development and Forestry (Morocco)\nBernard Hubert\, President\, Agropolis International (Montpellier\, France)\n\n20.25 ‐ 20.45: FREE EXCHANGE\nQuestions from participants \n20.45 ‐ 20.50: CONCLUSION BY ERIC ANDRIEU \n20.50: COCKTAIL \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/conference-debate-rural-employment-and-agricultural-models/
LOCATION:European Parliament\, Altierro Spineli Building\, Brussels\, Belgium
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